Facility-based colorectal cancer screening among young adults in the U.S. has become more prevalent since medical guidelines lowered the recommended age to begin CRC screening to 45, according to findings from a study published in JAMA Network Nov. 4. The…
GI & Endoscopy
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Borland Groover is positioning for its next era of growth through a leadership realignment and a focus on patient-centered innovation. The gastroenterology group, founded in 1947, recently announced four new C-suite leaders as part of its restructuring. The…
San Francisco-based UCSF Health opened a specialty clinic in July for adults 65 and older with inflammatory bowel disease. The UCSF IBD Longevity Clinic is led by gastroenterologist Kendall Beck, MD, and geriatrician Anu Madhavan, MD, PhD, according to a…
Below is a list of five gastroenterology leaders in the U.S. who have made a positive impact on their organizations and the profession. Editor’s Note: This is not a list of top gastroenterologists, but rather a list highlighting professional accomplishments.…
West Virginia is the most overweight and obese states in the U.S., published Nov. 4, while Colorado is the healthiest-weight state. The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three dimensions: obesity and overweight,…
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Miami-based Gastro Health entered into a partnership with Miami Gastro Health on Nov. 1. Miami Gastro Health is the practice of Danny Avalos, MD, who is board-certified in both gastroenterology and internal medicine. The practice offers advanced on-site imaging services,…
Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has opened its first system-owned gastroenterology practice. Valley Health Gastroenterology began seeing patients in September and is led by Dale Holly, MD, who was named medical director for gastroenterology. He is joined by Abdullahi Musa, MD,…
St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital has launched advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy services in collaboration with Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Advanced Endoscopy. The expansion brings Baylor Medicine faculty to the hospital, offering diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures previously…
UT Health San Antonio has begun offering endoscopic submucosal dissection, a minimally invasive technique for removing early-stage colorectal lesions without surgery. The procedure is performed using a flexible endoscope to dissect large benign polyps or early-stage cancers from the colon…
Dallas-based Surgical Automations, a surgical robotics company focused on gastrointestinal endoscopy, closed a $3.4 million oversubscribed seed round earlier this year, according to an Oct. 30 press release. Surgical Automations is developing the Vāsuki Robotic System, a platform designed to…